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OSHA probes illness of postal worker, package in Orlando
ORLANDO (AP) — The federal agency that monitors worker safety has opened an investigation into the illness of a U.S. postal worker who became sick after coming into contact with a mysterious package from Yemen at an Orlando distribution facility.
A spokesman for the Occupational Safety and Health Administration confirmed Tuesday that the agency is looking into what made former postal worker Jeffrey Lill suffer from extreme fatigue, tremors, and liver and neurological problems consistent with toxic exposure.
The Florida Center for Investigative Reporting reported last weekend that Lill's problems began after he handled the leaking package in February 2011.
The U.S. Postal Service has denied the package ever existed.
http://articles.orlandosentinel.com/2012-05-15/news/os-osha-post-office-orlando-yemen-20120515_1_postal-worker-osha-mysterious-package